Objectives Over the past two decades, there has been tremendous growth in research
regarding bipolar disorder (BD) among children and adolescents (ie, pediatric BD [PBD]) …

The understanding of internalizing disorders in young children has lagged behind advances
in our understanding of other areas of psychopathology in this age group. One factor …

Objective This exploratory study aims to compare lifetime psychiatric axis-I-comorbidity and
psychosocial functioning in a clinically referred sample of adult patients with attention …

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic, lifelong disorder with childhood-
onset, which seriously impairs the affected adults in a variety of daily living functions like …

Puberty is one of the most profound biological and social transitions in the life span. It begins
with subtle changes in brain‐neuroendocrine processes, hormone concentrations, and …

Context Children and adolescents who present with manic symptoms frequently do not meet
the fullDSM-IVcriteria for bipolar I disorder (BP-I). Objective To assess the clinical …

: This practice parameter reviews the literature on the assessment and treatment of children
and adolescents with bipolar disorder. The parameter focuses primarily on bipolar 1 …

Clinicians who treat children and adolescents with bipolar disorder desperately need current
treatment guidelines. These guidelines were developed by expert consensus and a review …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the reliability of the Washington University in St. Louis Kiddie
Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (WASH-U-KSADS) mania and rapid …

Background Diagnosis of child mania has been contentious. Objective To investigate natural
history and prospective validation of the existence and long-episode duration of mania in …